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The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
A judge delayed the trial of a Minnesota lawmaker accused of burglary in the wake of the assassination of a state representative and attempted assassination of a state senator. Jury selection in
Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.
A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.
In an essay in The New York Times on Monday, Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, who has researched political violence for the past 30 years, wrote that "acts of political violence in the United States have been occurring at an alarming rate."
Federal officials say the suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings had notebooks with a list of over 45 state and federal officials to target. Rep. Kelly Morrison, who says she was on the list, joins Chris Jansing to discuss how “traumatic” the shootings have been on her community and why she fears the political violence will have a chilling effect on the country.
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